CRACKER BARREL #498
3125 COVE BEND DR · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33613
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
19 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
12A-18-4High Priority – Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Observed an employee dry their hands on a cloth towel,
01B-14-4High Priority – Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Observed 1 cracked shelled egg in a box with intact eggs. Stop sale issued.
Intermediate 3
13-06-4Intermediate – Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Observed an employee with long fingernails and polish with no gloves cooking ion the cook line,
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the interior of the reach in freezer on the cook line being soiled with food debris.
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment holds their shelled eggs on the cook line with no written plan. Emailed paperwork to manager, manager was able to print it out and fill it out. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 14
29-38-4Basic – Backflow device not located for convenient service or maintenance access. Observed a splitter at the mop sink with no backflow preventer.
36-51-4Basic – Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. Observed a leaking good system on the cook line.
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed soiled vents throughout the kitchen in the cook line and server station.
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable on the cook line.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed an employee drink being stored on the shelf above items sold to the public. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed an employee jacket being stored on the cook line prep table. Employee removed, **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Observed stacked wet containers in the dish drying rack. **Repeat Violation**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water in the kitchen prep are, dish washing area and walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed the shelves in the cooler near the back prep area being soiled with food debris.
21-10-4Basic – Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Observed a soiled dry cloth in the side pocket
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler in the server area.
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed beef being thawed out in a container of water. Discussed proper thawing with employee.
21-45-1Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution other than chlorine, quaternary ammonia or iodine, not at proper minimum strength, not used according to label instructions. Observed a the sink and surface sanitizer bucket on the server line testing at 170ppm, manager had an employee remake bucket tested at 272ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 3, 2026 12:27 PM.
Violation category totals
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3 observation(s)
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.